The Driver

Short poem inspired by the movie Drive starring Ryan Gosling

The Driver

The Neighbor

The Man in Charge

The Killer/Betrayer

The Boy 

The Car

The Greedy Mechanic 

The Father/Con

Los Angeles

Night

An embroidered golden scorpion

A satin jacket made of white

The phone call beforehand

Directions, 

Instructions 

Empty apartment

The Toothpick, 

Map

The basketball game

Already at half

The tricked out impala

A watch on the dash

Pick them up

Drop them off

5 minutes

Then,

Blam!

Panic

Complications

Augment 

The plan

Reclusive, elusive

Evasive maneuvers

Choosing the stadium 

To waylay pursuers

A dark baseball cap 

Worn as a dodge

His liscence plate 

Remaining wholly

at large.

The Dinner

The Meeting

The Father, the con

The wheels never falter

But the Robbery went wrong

Another Car

Another Driver

A race towards the finish

The set up was met 

With some deadly intentions

Headlong and sideways 

Down highways both cars

Recklessly, dangerously

Expertly charge

On the outside

Nowhere to go

The Driver drove the

other guy´s Car

off of the road.

Dispatching both hit men

Inside the hotel

Unwravelling, panicking

Incalculable Hell

Drive on

The Decision to end it

His Hammer insistent

Revenge in a mask says it all.

Author's Note

anyone else do this kind of stuff_?

Reviews

[paulina misiewicz]

Wow! Action packed poem, the film in a pill! It has a nice rhythm to it, which enhances the whole story/ meaning and keeps the reader in suspense. Really well done! :)

[Joshua Carl Cruz]

ever see this movie? its far better than i could ever have penned about but i wanted to write it anyway.

[paulina misiewicz]

And you did it well! Seen it some time ago and remember his hammer crashing some bones..lol and the mask ending in your poem.like you said.. summary. Cool poem